Shop To are offering a very interesting deal for pre order of the PC version of Metro 2033—for £25.85 you get the game plus a copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla and a 1GB memory stick. If you don't already own RF: Guerrilla (and would like to give it a try) then this is a great little deal, as if you were to buy all three items separately at their cheapest online prices you would expect to pay at least £30. If however you are not interested in the Red Faction game, then you are probably better off heading to Cool Shopfor your preorder of Metro 2033 as they are selling it for a sweet £21.49.

Metro 2033 is an interesting mixed bag: a first person shooter with survival horror and RPG elements, based on the novel of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky. In post apocalyptic Moscow, the only safe haven is the sprawling metro system which has become host to a series of makeshift towns and homesteads, while the outside world has been rendered a scorched and hostile wasteland.

Previews suggest that Metro 2033 will be dark and atmospheric, set in a world that is a marvel to explore, populated with interesting characters who converse in well scripted dialogue. The nearly HUD-less presentation makes for an extra realistic experience and, alongside the makeshift weaponry and bullets-as-currency device, should make for an interesting and challenging game. So far, it all sounds so good and I am tentatively excited about this title.